Agenda and draft minutes

RESOLVED:

That Councillor Corcoran be appointed as Chair for this meeting of the Sub-Committee.

Members and Officers are requested to give notice of any personal or prejudicial interest and the nature of that interest, relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the relevant Code of Conduct.

No declarations of any disclosable pecuniary interests or personal interests were received.

Report of the Assistant Director - Highways and Public Protection

The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Assistant Director of Highways and Public Protection, regarding an application by Miss Jodie Veronica Gasteretous for the Variation of a Premises Licence in respect of the above premises as follows:

• The sale of alcohol by retail (on and off the premises)

• The provision of regulated entertainment - films

·       The provision of regulated entertainment - live music

• The provision of regulated entertainment - recorded music

• The provision of regulated entertainment - entertainment of a similar description to that falling within the category of live music, recorded music, or performance of dance

• The provision of late-night refreshment

• Hours premises to be open to public

In addition to the matters outlined above, the applicant also wished to vary the Licence to include the following non-standard timings to be applicable to all licensable activities:

·       Christmas Eve/Day & Boxing Day / 27 December & Bank Holiday Sundays and Mothering Sunday Until 01.00 hours.

·       An extension on New Years \Eve from terminal hour until commencement on New Years Day.

·       Further Non-Standard timings: for Sale of Alcohol and Opening Hours: From 07.00 hours on the three days of the Grand National Event.

In addition to the matters outlined above, the applicants also wish to vary the Licence by:

·       The replacement of all current conditions to those stated in 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 & 3.5 of this report.

·       Providing an amended Plan with a new layout of the premise.

Objections from the Council’s Noise Pollution Section and a local resident to the application had been received and this necessitated a hearing for which the Sub-Committee had been convened.

At the commencement of the meeting, the representative of the applicant, Mr Barry confirmed that he wished to advise the Sub-Committee that the applicant would like to amend the variation application.

The Sub-Committee heard representations from:

• Mr Mark Barry – on behalf of the applicant, in support of the application;
• Miss Jodie Veronica Gasteretous and her business partner, Applicant, in support of the application; and
• Christopher Carpenter, Environmental Health Officer (Responsible authority) objecting to the application.

All parties agreed the issues that were in contention and the procedure that was to be followed. There were no  ...  view the full minutes text for item 16.